Armed Forces Day Parade tradition rolls on

On the afternoon of May 26, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Nghia, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, chaired a meeting of the Parade Subcommittee to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day, September 2 (A80).

Armed Forces Day Parade tradition rolls on

Del City High School’s marching band joins in the Del City Armed Forces Day Parade. Photo by Katrina Crumbacher By Katrina Crumbacher Midwest City Beacon As paraders threw candy, kids holding plastic bags, empty Hiland ice cream buckets or recycled Easter baskets swarmed to pick it all up, just as they have for nearly four decades. Saturday marked the 38th Annual Armed Forces Day and Shriners Parade, which featured the likes of Del City Mayor Fl…